TORONTO - CIBC World Markets says corporate profit margins hit a 27-year high in the fourth quarter and are likely to remain strong despite the recent softening in the economy due to the oil price shock.

Worldwide investment in renewable energy rose 17 per cent in 2014 to $270 billion, throwing off the effects of lower oil prices. It was a reversal of a downturn in interest in renewables over the past two years, according to the United Nations Environmental ...

Bombardier Inc. executive chairman Pierre Beaudoin saw his total compensation fall 14 per cent last year as the company froze the base salaries of non-unionized staff and he failed to meet certain performance targets.